Monday, March 16. Sale of livestock. Prices. Spring breeding sheep - suckling singles: Texel cross to £190 each. Suckling twins: Texel 210; Mule 195. Ewes with twins: Mule 195. Overall average £66. Prime Hoggs: Horned 92.50; Texel 97; Suffolk 90; Mule 94; Cheviot 95; Leicester 89. Cast sheep: Suffolk 110; Mule 97; Horned 78; Texel 124; Leicester 64; Tees 100. Prime Bulls: British Blue to 179.5 pence per kilo; Montbeliarde 174.5.

ALSO: Friday, March 13. March Dairy show and sale and weekly sale of calves and stirks. Judge: T. Hunter. Results - Non-Halter-Led heifer: 1 (Champion) Witherslack Sam Vall, Messrs Inman, Strickland Hill Farming, £2,450; 2 Whitecarr Iota Lester, T. Cowell, £2,250; 3 Dunnerdale Fever Gail, Messrs Boow, £2,180. Cow: 1 (Reserve Champion) Witherslack Evolve Hiedi, Messrs Inman, Stickland Hill Farming, £2,120; 2 Corfield Loader Ella 4, WJ & I France, £1,300; 3 Ravenscar Lavanguard Faithful, J Huddleston, £1,000. Best Pair: Whitecarr Iota Lester/Whitecarr Seaver Dot, £2,250/£1,720. Prices. Store cattle - Steers: Friesian to £1,190 each; Aberdeen Angus 1,380; SLR 1,350; MRI 1,110; Welsh Black 1,070; Limousin 1,420; Charolais 1,450; Simmental 1,360; Stabiliser 1,240; British Blue 1,380; Montbeliarde 1,330; Bazadaise 800; Swedish Red and White 950; Norwegian Red 1,100. Heifers: Aberdeen Angus 1,200; Shorthorn 700; Limousin 1,200; Charolais 1,090; Hereford 1,120; Simmental 890; Stabiliser 870; British Blue 1,220. Bulls: Limousin 900. Cast cattle - Cows: Friesian to 154.5 pence per kilo; Montbeliarde 139.5; British Blue 124.5. Heifers: Friesian 171.5; Limousin 149.5; Charolais 149.5; Montbeliarde 144.5. Steers: Charolais 159.5; British Blue 204.5. Bulls: Friesian 119.5; Shorthorn 164.5; Limousin 127.5. Calves - Heifers: Aberdeen Angus £272; Limousin 390; British Blue 405. Bulls: Friesian 172; Ayr 40; Aberdeen Angus 250; Hereford 385. Stirks - Bulls: Friesian 440; Limousin 320. Heifers: Aberdeen Angus 300; Limousin 490.